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Last week I put a thin strip across two chairs.上周，我把一根细木条架在两把椅子上。 It was a simple test to see how the strip bends.这是一个简单的测试，想看看木条怎么弯。 I went out to measure its exact thickness.我「去」量了它的精确「厚度」。 I pressed the middle, and the deflection was easy to see.我一压中间，那「弯曲」就很容易看见。

The clerk said strength grows in an exponential way when the thickness grows.店员说，当「厚度」增加时，强度会以「指数式的」方式增长。 If one board is twice as thick, it may be eight times stronger.如果一块板的厚度是两倍，它「也许」会强「八」倍。 A thicker board bends less under the same weight.更厚的板在同样的重量下弯得少一些。

Last month the same team reported on hepatitis and sexuality.上个月，同一个团队报告了「肝炎」和「性取向」方面的情况。 My friend studies phonological rules, and her company has a headquarter in another city.我朋友研究「语音的」规则，她的公司在另一座城市有「总部」。 She said her work is like that board.她说她的工作就像那块板。 Changes in sound rules may shift meaning a lot.语音规则的变化「也许」会让意思变很多。

She tried the test herself and answered positively.她自己试了这个测试，很「正地」回答了我。 She might study that question later, but she might also leave it to me.她「可能」以后会研究那个问题，但也「也许」会把它留给我。 That afternoon changed my way of looking at daily things.那个下午改变了我看日常事物的方式。 A small change in thickness may bring a different result, just as it does in a language.「厚度」的小变化「也许」会带来很不一样的结果，语言里的规则也是这样。